It's helpful to know that only infectious conjunctivitis (meaning pink eye caused by viruses or bacteria) is contagious.

"Viral conjunctivitis lasts a few days to a week," says Epling, while bacterial pink eye may last until it's treated with drops or ointment, "but should then resolve in a few days." Allergic ...

But some nurseries and childcare providers won’t accept children with it because it’s so contagious – in which case, they’ll ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

Experts have explained that in fact people can get viral conjunctivitis from both flu and Covid - with recent research from American Academy of Ophthalmology confirming coronavirus causes it too.

The Journal of Clinical Virology discusses how HMPV and other respiratory viruses can occasionally cause conjunctivitis as part of the broader viral infection process. In some cases, respiratory ...